Fishing Lake Renwick in Pembina County, North Dakota

• Overview

  Lake Renwick sits within Pembina County in North Dakota. Elevation runs to 965 feet. It runs to roughly 214 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The perimeter runs near 4.0 miles, so plan the walk before you start. Of the waters listed here in Pembina County, this is the largest. You are 6.3 miles from Cavalier. The big place round here is Winnipeg, 81 miles distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lake Renwick

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Survey and observation records for Pembina County include blackside darter, white sucker, johnny darter and rock bass. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Lake Renwick that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 68°F; the cold one sits at 3°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Lake Renwick follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. A launch point is recorded some half a mile off. Parking is mapped about half a mile from the bank. Overnight stays are possible half a mile away. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Rosa Lake is 4.2 miles distant. For Lake Renwick in particular, ask before you travel.